Chapter 1 The Five Poisons

The heavens possess five poisons: Dao, Buddha, demon, ghost, and evil. All spiritual opportunities originate from the Sovereign Heavens.

Born from spiritual opportunity, living by spiritual opportunity, dying by spiritual opportunity.

Therefore, the Sovereign Heavens govern the world, and everything that exists through spiritual energy can be used by the Heavenly Punishment.

The six levels of Heavenly Punishment can evolve into the 'Scroll of Life and Death Reincarnation,' the Dao-achieving treasure of the Netherworld Monarch!

In an instant, the world fell silent.

Everyone in the entire Netherworld held their breath.

*Ka~*

Xie Qi gripped the mourning stick tightly, his eyes filled with cold light, his chest heaving, almost unable to resist making a move.

Because, more than two thousand years ago, his brothers had died under this very level of Heavenly Punishment.

But Hei Wuchang reached out, held him down, and shook his head slightly:

"Seventh Brother, perhaps we don't need to act..."

Hei Wuchang looked up at the sky:

"The real Book of Life and Death is on him. He should be fine for now, but I have an ominous premonition..."

Xie Qi's brow relaxed.

The restraint of the Scroll of Life and Death Reincarnation on all beings in the world was too great. Because of this, for the past two thousand years, he had been thinking about how to activate the Scroll of Life and Death Reincarnation left by the Monarch.

Now, with the Scroll of Life and Death Reincarnation in hand, the illusory shadow formed by the Heavenly Punishment should not be able to truly harm An Qisheng.

*Rumble!*

The divine court, surrounded by starlight, carrying endless power, crashed straight into the center of the Heavenly Punishment thunder sea with extreme ferocity.

In an instant, ten thousand starlights rioted, and the terrifying waves that erupted shook the universe and the Heavenly Punishment thunderclouds.

*Whoosh~*

At the same time, on that scroll woven from lightning, several characters flickered and suddenly transformed into An Qisheng's illusory figure.

*Chi Chi~~~*

The moment the lightning-composed figure flickered, the surging tide of thunder had already completely submerged it.

*Crackling~*

The entire starry sky was instantly filled with thunder sea, exploding everywhere, shattering everywhere, and then being reborn in the flowing starlight.

The crushing between starlight and thunder sea had already occurred tens of millions of times in an instant.

"Hmm?!"

In the starry sky with flowing starlight, An Qisheng felt a shock in his heart.

The Scroll of Life and Death Reincarnation formed by the Heavenly Punishment actually possessed the power to extinguish life and death.

Even, relying on the Sovereign Heaven's control over this world, it was even more powerful than the original Scroll of Life and Death Reincarnation!

An incomparably dense death energy, following some mysterious trajectory, wrapped around those shining stars, and even spread towards the divine court, which appeared as if it were substantial beneath the starlight.

In that instant, it almost stripped him from the starlight state.

The Taiji Divine Court was the sum of all his divine selves, the true culmination of his entire system, encompassing all supernatural powers including the Taiji Scattered Hand, Five Qi Unification, and Three Flowers Gathering at the Summit.

He transformed into the starry sky, and the divine court was the divine court of this starry sky. Nothing was him, and nothing was not him.

This attack aimed at the destruction of the primordial spirit could only be resisted head-on!

Because, although the Scroll of Life and Death Reincarnation formed by the Heavenly Punishment did not have the fragment of the 'Dao Yi Diagram,' it was also the culmination of Gu Changfeng's cultivation in one lifetime.

If he had not already made various guesses about the Heavenly Punishment and taken the Scroll of Life and Death Reincarnation left by Gu Changfeng before facing the Heavenly Punishment, he would have suffered a great loss at this moment.

But even so, his thoughts were slightly stagnant under the complete silence.

*Bang!*

Once almost forced out, and with a momentary lapse in thought, changes arose in the world again.

Between the crisscrossing Heavenly Punishment thunderclouds, a long whip, of unknown length, ignored the void, starlight, and thunder sea, and lashed down heavily.

The style of the long whip was ordinary, just like the most ordinary horsewhip, but with this lash, no matter how far away, anyone who saw the long whip's phantom felt a pain in their body.

It was as if they had already been heavily whipped!

*Roar~*

At the same time, the roaring sound of thousands of lightning bolts exploding together resounded.

Then, a steel fork, as if three high mountains were inserted straight down, irresistibly large, fell from the sky, stabbing straight down with extreme sharpness and dominance.

Appearing with it was also a black chain, of unknown origin, but arriving first, as long as there was no end, like a dragon and snake, wrapping around the divine court.

It seemed to want to bind the entire divine court together.

*Chi~*

And even more shocking was a fire-red long sword rising from the center of the boiling thunderclouds, its low鸣 like a dragon, flowing with a cold sword intent.

Between the spewing thunder, it seemed as if countless demons and ghosts were wailing in despair within it.

Soul-striking whip, soul-hooking chain, soul-destroying fork, Seven Stars Ghost-Slaying Sword, mourning stick... The divine weapons used by the lords of the Netherworld in legends were all reflected by the thunder.

And the Scroll of Life and Death Reincarnation that enveloped the thunder sea began to flip again with a '哗啦啦' sound, as if to repeat what had happened before.

Extremely powerful killing intent filled the universe and flowed in all directions for a time.

The Netherworld, the human world, everyone who saw this scene changed their expressions drastically. This Heavenly Punishment was too terrifying.

It had actually summoned the Dao-achieving treasures of the Eight Lords of the Netherworld!

"Indeed, all those who cultivate spiritual energy cannot escape the brand of spiritual opportunity."

Seeing this scene, An Qisheng's heart condensed. He had also foreseen this scene.

*Rumble!*

Between An Qisheng's thoughts, the world-destroying wave had completely descended.

Apart from the Scroll of Life and Death Reincarnation that was flipping through pages with a '哗啦啦' sound, the remaining seven phantoms of the Treasures of Heavenly Mandate all bombarded down together.

The supernatural powers were terrifying. Thousands of miles of sky were instantly shattered, and the starry sky full of starlight was cut open with seven hideous wounds. The divine court surrounded by starlight was shaking and almost collapsing!

A ripple stirred and landed, splitting the earth into a ravine that was several miles wide, of unknown length, and extended all the way to the edge of the Netherworld Sea.

Even the 'Hui' at the bottom of the Netherworld Sea trembled.

Such an attack was even more terrifying than a single Heavenly Mandate giant making a move. Even it, if it took a hit head-on, would probably be planted!

*Boom!*

The enormous, unbelievable power almost had the power to knead and shatter the void starry sky.

An Qisheng suffered this blow, and even with mountains and land to bear it, his body still trembled, his magic power field was shattered, and his muscles and bones followed suit.

But his expression was calm, as if the pain of the flesh did not exist at all, and he laughed loudly at the sky:

"Unfortunately, the phantom is not the real body after all. Even if my Taiji Divine Court is only a prototype, it can't do anything to me!"

Then, amidst the boiling and exploding starlight, he stepped into the shaking starry sky divine court.

*Buzz~*

The starlight in the sky reversed at this time, and at a speed that could not be captured by the naked eye, it had all poured into the crumbling divine court in an instant.

*Rumble!*

In the next instant, a divine light ten times more brilliant than before burst out.

Between the interweaving of thousands of supernatural powers, an armored golden monkey stepped into the sky, wielding a divine whip to meet the thunderclouds in the sky.

Along with it, there were also thousands of torrents of supernatural powers spewing out from the divine court!

The battle instantly reached a fever pitch!

"Is this Heavenly Punishment six levels or seven?"

At this moment, even Hei Wuchang was a little stunned.

Of course, he would not fail to recognize how many levels the Heavenly Punishment was. The reason for this was that the Heavenly Punishment at this moment was too unexpected.

It had actually summoned all the Dao-achieving treasures of the Eight Lords of the Netherworld, including the two of them!

"The Heavenly Punishment is also changing. The current Heavenly Punishment..."

Xie Qi's voice was as deep as water, and it also carried a trace of heaviness.

The current Heavenly Punishment was actually much stronger than it had been two thousand years ago, and he himself was a little behind compared to two thousand years ago.

If he resisted this Heavenly Punishment with his current body, he was afraid that even if he risked his life, he might not be able to pass the seventh level.

And only by reaching the seventh level could the Netherworld Monarch Sacrifice truly unfold.

Because, the brand left by the Netherworld Monarch in the world, apart from the wisp in the Underworld Tavern that was only for sending messages, only a remnant remained in the Heavenly Punishment.

"This time, there's really no way out."

Hei Wuchang flicked his hand, and the black soul-hooking chain wrapped around his arm, his expression calm.

Two thousand years ago, the seven of them had resisted the fifth level of thunder tribulation, but encountered the 'Scroll of Life and Death Reincarnation' evolved from the sixth level of Heavenly Punishment, which caused them to suffer a great loss and almost be wiped out.

At this moment, with only the two of them whose strength had greatly declined, and sharing the same source, it was impossible for them to pass this level of Heavenly Punishment.

Only by taking action, they could only take action.

"If that's the case, then we can only trust him one more time!"

Xie Qi picked up the mourning stick and muttered to himself slightly.

"Only this way, but..."

Hei Wuchang's eyes flickered, reflecting the starry sky divine court in the thunder sea, and said quietly:

"He seems to have guessed it already..."

At this time, the yellow dog squatting beside the 'Responsive to All Requests' altar on the city gate tower, suppressed the anxiety in its heart and looked at the slowly rising Hei Wuchang and Bai Wuchang:

"Two seniors, are you going to help my master?"

The yellow dog was very uneasy, its body tense.

If possible, it would have rushed into the thunderclouds and followed the master long ago, but it couldn't. It was carrying the master's instructions, and it couldn't leave no matter what.

"You are a good dog."

Xie Qi looked at the yellow dog, whose fur was standing on end under the threat of Heavenly Punishment, but was still holding on, as if he had guessed something:

"Your master left you to preside over this altar, right?"

"Senior is wise. Time is running out, please offer the sacrifice quickly!"

The yellow dog nodded, its eyes full of undisguised worry.

It looked up.

It saw the thunder sea in the dome of the sky stirring up a monstrous frenzy, terrifying ripples, in which the divine court could be vaguely seen, and thousands of supernatural powers were colliding with endless thunder in an unimaginable collision.

"What else did your master say?"

Hei Wuchang glanced at the yellow dog. This yellow dog's physique and mind were clear, and it could be said to be an excellent material for cultivation.

"Master, master also said..."

The yellow dog hesitated for a moment, but under the gaze of the two Wuchangs, it still opened its mouth:

"Master also said that the two of you only need to do what he asks, and don't try to be brave, lest... lest you become a burden!"

A burden?

The corners of Hei Wuchang's mouth twitched, Xie Qi's eyelids twitched, and both showed murderous intent, scaring the yellow dog almost to flee.

"Heh!"

But in an instant, Hei Wuchang had already laughed:

"Since there's no need for us to take action, then that's naturally the best."

He smiled indifferently and said to Xie Qi, whose face was as deep as water:

"Seventh Brother, don't be angry. It's better for someone to be brave than for you and me to fight to the death. Since he doesn't need it, then we'll just do what he asks!"

Xie Qi nodded expressionlessly, then flicked the mourning stick and said in a deep voice:

"Sacrifice!"

*Boom!*

The mourning stick burst out with rolling death energy on the city gate tower, and the pale white color instantly filled the sky, spreading rapidly in all directions, spreading to the depths of the void.

Along a strange trajectory, it instantly reached the human world, spreading towards the Five Continents, and even more, it broke through layers of thunder essence and energy, and headed towards the depths of the starry sky.

In an instant, it seemed as if the wailing of hundreds of millions of ghosts and gods resounded in the world.

The sound of ghosts crying and gods howling made people feel sad and sorrowful when they heard it, and even the sound of the collision between supernatural powers and thunder on the dome of the sky could not suppress it.

"Roar~~~"

And as the sound of ghosts crying and gods howling grew louder, an uncontrollable roar suddenly rang out in the Netherworld.

*Boom!*

*Rumble!*

The earth shook and the mountains swayed, and the angry sea surged!

The Netherworld Sea, which was as black as ink and condensed all the Yin energy and resentment from ancient times to the present, suddenly boiled, and countless huge waves wrapped in indescribable stench soared into the sky.

Wherever the waves hit, the void was completely dyed black, as if it had been poisoned.

*Hiss!*

The yellow dog was shaken and its body trembled, and it looked in the direction of the sound.

It saw thousands of miles away, in the black waves soaring into the sky, a huge creature that looked like a snake, a worm, and a dragon broke out of the waves, its body twisting and turning, like a pillar propping up the sky, connecting the earth and the sky:

"Xie Qi!!!"